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January 2015

Ars Technica reports that the FCC will have the power to review peering or interconnection deals between ISPs and companies who make heavy use of their networks, like Netflix and other OTT services, but not ban them outright.
While the debate over net neutrality and the...

According to the New York Post, as many as 17 million people could subscribe to HBO GO when the service breaks out of the cable package this year. Most of those subscribers will be current cable subscribers, though it remains to be seen how many...

The Verge has given us a closer look at the studio where ESPN's flagship program Sports Center is created. The new state of the art facility was obviously designed with future in mind, but many are asking what type of future that is. ESPN has...

It seems like every couple of weeks, another viral story about Comcast's dismal customer service makes its rounds on the net. This time, a customer who called to cancel his Comcast service found himself referred to as "Asshole Brown" when he received his next bill,...

The FCC has just announced a major change that could affect millions of Americans, despite intense lobbying efforts from Internet service providers. Following this decision, in order for Internet service to be considered "broadband," speeds must exceed 25 Mbps upstream, and 3 Mbps downstream. Currently...

According to TechCrunch, Viacom-owned Nickelodeon will be launching a streaming service of their own as early as March. The Children's network will join the likes of CBS, HBO, Univision, and a growing number of other cable networks beginning to offer their content libraries direct to...

Internet service providers led by Comcast Corp. are pushing to protect from federal regulations their ability to demand fees from high-volume data users such as Netflix Inc.
Netflix, the world’s largest subscription video streaming service, and middlemen such as Level 3 Communications Inc. and Cogent Communications...

CBS has found a strong appetite for live content on its CBSN news channel.
Launched in November, the 24-7 ad-supported online streaming channel — with live anchors and on-demand video news — has been the top-ranked news outlet on Roku streaming video devices that connect to...

North of 30 million monthly users access Netflix from countries where it doesn’t even offer service — including 21.6 million in China — if recent estimates from a British online-research firm are to be believed.
Those users would have to tunnel through virtual private network (VPN)...

Last month former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar gave a few people a glimpse of Vessel, his new video service. Now many more of you can see it for yourselves: The startup is starting to open up its doors to the general public, starting with people...